The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1813 National Bottom Line

Fang Yun nodded lightly and said: "I understand what you mean. Catching spirit beast dealers involves a cost issue. Now the governments of various countries have allocated many people and a large amount of money in this regard, but spirit beast dealers have rich experience. And it is very cunning. Governments in various countries can only do this. After all, there are too many places that need manpower and money, and it is impossible to delay them for the sake of spirit beast dealers. On the other hand, if more manpower and material resources are used to arrest spirit beast traffickers, people will inevitably question why the money is not spent on candidates and why the money is not spent on the poor. , all follow a rule. If you invest too much, the increase in income will decrease sharply, but if you don’t invest, more manpower and material resources will be wasted in remediation.”

No regime can be comprehensive and perfect.

Dong Wencong nodded repeatedly and said with respect: "What you said is more thorough than what I thought, and I understand it, but it is not as high-level as you. It seems that your opinions are consistent with mine. There is no need for you to focus on this aspect. Let us Just let others handle it. What’s more, you’ve read the official document, and we can’t go to a legal scholar for this case.”

Fang Yun thought for a moment and spoke slowly.

"Considering the costs and benefits, it is really not suitable to invest too much manpower and material resources in catching spirit beast dealers in various places in Xiangzhou now, but sometimes we cannot only consider the costs and benefits in terms of manpower and material resources, but also consider other impacts. As a person Governors of the two states, I want to draw a bottom line on behalf of the country. When this bottom line is breached, it means huge losses that cannot be measured by human and material resources alone. Once such losses intensify, it will cause irreparable consequences. "

"Spirit beast dealers killed ordinary people and broke the bottom line of the law. Then, our government must use the law to solve the problem. As long as each government office does its best, even if the murderer cannot be caught, they can still explain to the people, because the government will not perfunctory, indeed All the power on a normal level was used. But now, the spirit beast dealer killed the policeman, which not only broke the bottom line of the law, but also broke the bottom line of the country. This is very cold and seems to distinguish people. It’s reality.”

"If the murderer cannot be solved, first of all, it is equivalent to telling the people that the government cannot protect them; secondly, it is equivalent to telling the officials who maintain national order that after the government has put them and their families in danger, not only can they not protect them, but they can also not do anything for them and their families. In the end, it is tantamount to telling the whole human race that the official who represents the power of this country died inexplicably. There is something wrong with this country. There are loopholes and weaknesses everywhere. Any force can not only attack this country secretly, but even openly. Attack on the face."

"If it reaches this point and the culprit is not directly solved, then any so-called transaction under the table is extremely ridiculous, and any behavior that exchanges other benefits at the expense of the dead is extremely stupid. Because this is tantamount to telling the world that this country has no bottom line. Whatever you do to this country can be solved by paying other costs and making some exchanges of benefits. The person in charge of this country is not a leader, not a monarch, but a profit-seeking businessman."

"A person must have some persistence and a bottom line in order to survive. And for a country that is burdened with hundreds of millions of people, the bottom line should not be lower than any of the people. Now, if someone breaks through this bottom line, I will use the strongest force to Counterattack!"

Fang Yun's words were so powerful that Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun and was unable to refute.

Fang Yun stared into Dong Wencong's eyes and continued: "You said that at least a Legalist scholar can find out clearly, then I will ask a Legalist scholar to come forward!"

Dong Wencong sighed and said: "Well, the official lost. It is true that the official did not see the seriousness of the matter. He only considered it from the standpoint of the official, not from the standpoint of the people and the country. What you said That’s right, if this matter can’t be resolved neatly, then I, Jingguo, will still be a sick cat, not even a sick tiger, and the sick tiger will at least roar twice. "

"I would like to invite Han Shuolin, the head of the Han Feizi family." Fang Yun said.

Dong Wencong was stunned and said: "When you were confronting the Palace of Punishment, the person who came was Han Zhengyang, a great scholar of the Han family. If you ask the head of the Han Feizi family to come forward, will you be declined politely?"

"Try it again." Fang Yun said, holding the official seal and passing the letter to Han Shuolin.

Dong Wencong was helpless, thinking that Fang Xusheng was really free and easy.

Not long after, Fang Yun said: "The head of the Han family has agreed to immediately use the literary world to move to Qingjing, and then step on the road to Baling."

"I'm serving you!" Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun with helplessness and admiration.

"Just take it." Fang Yun joked, lowering his head and continuing to read other documents.

After a while, Dong Wencong said: "Sir, the renovation and expansion of Yueyang Tower is in progress. I heard from many officials that some people want to change Baling to Yueyang, mainly to use the fame of Yueyang Tower to improve Baling City's status in the human race. Building. What's more, Baling was also called Yueyang many years ago, so there is nothing wrong with changing its name to Yueyang."

Fang Yun thought for a while and said: "You are the Xiangzhou Mu, and this matter is decided by you. However, to change such a big thing in a government, you must first make the people willing."

"Don't worry, your dismissal will definitely not cause public anger. By the way, how to welcome the Han family leader? Or should it be simple and gentle, so as not to let others know." Dong Wenceng said.

Fang Yun thought for a moment and said, "Investigating the case is a matter for the Legalists. I cannot interfere with it, and it is not convenient to make a big fuss at this time. I will meet him at the Governor's Mansion. After the meeting, he will become the leader of the case. I only need the result."

"Your approach seems to be more appropriate. After all, he is a great scholar of the Legalists. If you continue to work with him to investigate the case and catch the murderer, it will restrict his hands. If my guess is correct, Mr. Lin will be able to find the real murderer in three days at most, even if he escapes to another country..."

Dong Wencong stopped talking halfway and looked at Fang Yun with a strange look.

Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "It seems that you understand."

Dong Wencong said helplessly, "I am not as good as you. I understand now that you invited other great scholars from other countries because you are worried that the murderer will escape to Qing or Qi. In this way, even if those two countries want to obstruct, they can do nothing. In order to avoid offending the powerful Han Feizi family, they can only watch the head of the Han family investigate the case. However, this favor is not small. It seems that your friendship with the Han Feizi family is deeper than the rumors."

"Since we want to find out, we must go all out!" Fang Yun said.

At noon, Han Shuolin, the head of the Han Feizi family, came to the Governor's Mansion. Fang Yun invited him to the study. After the two had a secret conversation for half an hour, Fang Yun accompanied Han Shuolin to Zhengde County.

After arriving in Zhengde County, Fang Yun introduced Han Shuolin to the officials in charge of the case, and then said that Han Shuolin was fully responsible for the matter and asked everyone to cooperate.

Those officials were almost scared to death after learning Han Shuolin's identity. Who dared not to cooperate!

Fang Yun chatted with Han Shuolin for a few more words, then said goodbye and returned to Baling City.

Three days later, in the morning, Han Shuolin returned to Baling City and appeared in Fang Yun's study.

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